Climate averages 1991–2020
Gqeberha weather
in September.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a mild month in Gqeberha: daytime highs average 19.2°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes September a fairly dry month (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Motherwell (19 km away). In September its highs average 21.0°C, 1.8°C warmer than Gqeberha, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Gqeberha ranks 90th of 95 for the warmest September highs and joint 73rd of 95 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 95 cities is 24.3°C; Gqeberha is 5.1°C cooler than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 20.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 38 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
September in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gqeberha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 34 | 6.9 | 14.114 h |
| February | 24.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 38 | 6.9 | 13.313 h |
| March | 23.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 44 | 7.4 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 43 | 7.5 | 11.311 h |
| May | 20.8°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 38 | 6.3 | 10.410 h |
| June | 19.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 41 | 6.5 | 9.910 h |
| July | 19.0°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 38 | 6.4 | 10.110 h |
| August | 18.8°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 52 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| September, selected | 19.2°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 38 | 6.8 | 11.912 h |
| October | 20.1°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.913 h |
| November | 21.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 53 | 7.9 | 13.914 h |
| December | 22.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 42 | 6.9 | 14.414 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
September in nearby cities
- Motherwell in SeptemberSouth Africa · 19 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 11.6°C · 31 mm rain
- Kariega in SeptemberSouth Africa · 30 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.2°C · 31 mm rain
- Grahamstown in SeptemberSouth Africa · 112 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Qonce in SeptemberSouth Africa · 204 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 10.3°C · 48 mm rain
- Bhisho in SeptemberSouth Africa · 210 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 9.6°C · 56 mm rain
- Mdantsane in SeptemberSouth Africa · 231 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 11.9°C · 48 mm rain
- East London in SeptemberSouth Africa · 238 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 57 mm rain
- Queenstown in SeptemberSouth Africa · 258 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 7.8°C · 33 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gqeberha) is explained once on the Gqeberha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.